Hip parenting site Babble today posted its listicle of the worst celebrity baby names. A lot of it's the usual suspects: "Blanket," Pilot Inspektor, Apple. But did you know Arthur Ashe's daughter is named Camera? And what about Penn Jillette's bundle of joy, Moxie CrimeFighter? More here.

NOT AGAIN! "The Apple invitation is being analyzed and deciphered — a fuchsia-colored man jumping with white iPod headphones. One point to anyone who guessed it would be music-related. Most likely, the Cupertino, Calif., company will unveil a refreshed line of iPods at the Sept. 9 gathering. Maybe a few bands or musicians will perform, since the event will be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts theater in San Francisco. Some speculate Apple could announce that the Beatles catalog will join iTunes."

Ouch. Another major mistake took place in front of a global audience yesterday evening, but this one isn't as funny as accidentally calling John McCain "that depthless prick currently in the Oval Office." (Accidentally!)

The Bloomberg financial newswire updated and then unintentionally published its pre-written obituary for Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Jobs has battled pancreatic cancer for years now, but he's not dead yet. (In fact, as we speak he's probably inventing some new gadget people will rush out to buy only to have it immediately shatter in their hands.) Bloomberg soon realized its mistake, took down the obit and issued a retraction.

Investors were shitting themselves, of course; not because they were worried about Jobs, mind you, but because they were concerned by what his death meant for their glorious, glorious gobs of money. We hope Jobs realizes this, gets legitimately pissed and screws over all those bastards royally before leaving this increasingly dusty planet.

I've been hearing about the launch of the new iPhone for weeks now because my roommate seems to think this phone is the second coming of Xenu, so I feel slightly justified when I admit that this brought a smile to my face:

The launch of Apple Inc.'s much-anticipated new iPhone turned into an information-technology meltdown on Friday, as customers were unable to get their phones working.

Here's what happened: There was some sort of glitch with Apple's iTunes servers which kept the phones from being fully activated in the stores; instead, buyers — many of whom had camped out for hours just to be among the first to own the new phone — had to go home and perform the last step on their own computers. Sadly, the iTunes server wasn't available even from home, leaving the phones unusable.

Oh, and owners of the old model got screwed over, too: "A software update released for that phone on Friday morning required the phone to be reactivated through iTunes. 'It's a mess,' said freelance photographer Giovanni Cipriano, who updated his first-generation iPhone only to find it unusable."

I knew I loved my Blackberry for a reason, and it's not just because I play Brickbreaker like it's my job.

APPLE TO SOON OWN YOU, YOUR FAMILY "Apple's iTunes Store, the 800-pound gorilla in digital music sales, is starting to flex its muscles on the movie side. Studio execs said that iTunes movie sales and rentals — which the computer company said tops 50,000 daily — dominate the small but closely watched digital movie biz. Apple is now on track to sell or rent 18.25 million movies a year, or triple the number of last year, before it inked deals with all major studios for new-release rentals and sales."

SICK IN MANY SENSES OF THE WORD "At its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, [Apple] announced a new 3G version of the iPhone in a push to target mainstream consumers. But a strong undercurrent at the event focused on the emaciated appearance of co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs. While Jobs looked especially gaunt in his trademark black turtleneck and faded jeans, other Apple executives spent more time on the stage during his keynote address — a notable move for an executive who typically spends much of his speech rallying the Mac faithful and introducing many products himself. This created a dilemma of sorts for those of us in the business and technology press, but it is also not the first time his appearance has caused concern. In 2004, Jobs successfully battled pancreatic cancer, and since then, there has been occasional speculation about his health after one of his public appearances. … Henry Blodget at Silicon Alley Insider apologized upfront for bringing up the personal subject, before wondering if Jobs has had a recurrence of the cancer that he successfully fought but kept hidden from investors until after his surgery."

TV EVERYWHERE, ALWAYS "HBO may soon be making its way to the iTunes Store with its popular TV content, a deal that could make a splash in more ways than one. The agreement could lure the network's exclusive content, such as Entourage, The Wire, and John Adams outside of HBO's own walled garden—and may also indicate that Apple is willing to make exceptions to its rigid, uniform pricing structure for the iTunes Store."

THE BUSINESS OF AVOIDING PEOPLE "Apple is expected to announce Thursday that it has struck a deal with a wide array of major and mini studios to offer many new releases for purchase at its iTunes Store, says The Hollywood Reporter. The move would see a slate of top-shelf films offered day-and-date with home video releases, which could cannibalize DVD sales."